PSE One Year In
05-14-2018, 11:11 PM
#16
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The pops and burbles make my car sound broken. Especially the big stupid bang on the 2-3 upshift. I’m embarrassed.
I do do like the increase in volume and the sound symposer though. How does the amount of pops in the .2 compare to the .1?
I do do like the increase in volume and the sound symposer though. How does the amount of pops in the .2 compare to the .1?
05-14-2018, 11:46 PM
#17
I love PSE so much so that I turned down a great deal on a 991.1 Targa 4S because it didn't have that or Sport Chrono. I love my 991.2 with PSE and SC! Love the "push to pass" button know as Sport Response.
05-15-2018, 12:16 AM
#18
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At least in the .2, no theatrical crackling in Sport+. It's a good option for the manual mode folks who don't like the sound and there's a bonus from the reduced t-lag by using the crackle-fuel to keep the turbos spinning a bit even on light loads.
05-15-2018, 12:45 AM
#19
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+1 on PSE. Love, love, love the crackling on Sport mode 
I have Individual in Sport with PSE on and Normal suspension, so I can enjoy it even when driving around town. I rather listen to it than turn on the radio!
I have Individual in Sport with PSE on and Normal suspension, so I can enjoy it even when driving around town. I rather listen to it than turn on the radio!
05-15-2018, 12:55 AM
#20
Drifting
I enjoy the roar of the PSE on the open road, away from homes and cops but I am not a big fan of the snap, crackle and pops. Lately, I have the PSE turned off more often than not because I have found that I enjoy hearing the natural mechanical whirring noise of the NA flat six, turbo whistle free I might add! 
05-15-2018, 07:57 AM
#21
LoL.
X pipe on my .1 sounds pretty raw. I don’t get an abundance of manufactured cackles. PSE does seem to have more, but every .1 I’ve heard with PSE sounds symphonic in the best way. Modern cars do pop and crackle too much though. You want embarrassing, try a F Type R. That V8 is LOUD, but surprisingly, I don’t love the sound as much as I thought I would. And the level of fake-snap crackle pops was a joke. They need to put the brakes on that stupid trend.
X pipe on my .1 sounds pretty raw. I don’t get an abundance of manufactured cackles. PSE does seem to have more, but every .1 I’ve heard with PSE sounds symphonic in the best way. Modern cars do pop and crackle too much though. You want embarrassing, try a F Type R. That V8 is LOUD, but surprisingly, I don’t love the sound as much as I thought I would. And the level of fake-snap crackle pops was a joke. They need to put the brakes on that stupid trend.
05-15-2018, 10:48 AM
#24
Three Wheelin'
LoL.
X pipe on my .1 sounds pretty raw. I don’t get an abundance of manufactured cackles. PSE does seem to have more, but every .1 I’ve heard with PSE sounds symphonic in the best way. Modern cars do pop and crackle too much though. You want embarrassing, try a F Type R. That V8 is LOUD, but surprisingly, I don’t love the sound as much as I thought I would. And the level of fake-snap crackle pops was a joke. They need to put the brakes on that stupid trend.
05-15-2018, 11:13 AM
#25
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Always wondered why folks like loud sounds. In the context of music there are some hypotheses such as the one described in this paper. Figure 2 is instructive.
I guess I am in the minority when it comes to sound. Also, the standard Porsche exhaust in the 911 is not so loud. Increasing the volume doesn’t do it for me as it does for most.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5580611/
I guess I am in the minority when it comes to sound. Also, the standard Porsche exhaust in the 911 is not so loud. Increasing the volume doesn’t do it for me as it does for most.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5580611/
05-15-2018, 11:39 AM
#26
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Originally Posted by 911boy
I really don't get the HATE. Why curb this "trend"?. How many cars backfire/gurgle/whatever? Very few. Who cares if its synthetic....I LOVE it, especially in tunnels. Its on almost 100% of the time.
05-15-2018, 11:55 AM
#27
Three Wheelin'
I don't care if its manufactured, I love it. Love it at the racetrack and love it on my car.
Ever been in an SQ5? Sounds GREAT (inside) but manufactured. Sound was big part of why I got mine. To each his own.
Ever been in an SQ5? Sounds GREAT (inside) but manufactured. Sound was big part of why I got mine. To each his own.
05-15-2018, 02:09 PM
#28
OK, had an open schedule this AM so I took a fun run in my .2C2S with PSE and 7M. I noted the following:
My observations were made in 2nd gear where I could get the rpm's up w/o excessive speed and sounds were monitored while backing down the rpm's.
Normal mode/PSE off = no crackles
Normal mode/PSE on = very faint crackles
Sport mode/PSE off up to 4500rpm = no crackles
Sport mode/PSE off above 5000rpm = crackles
Sport mode/PSE on = crackles galore
Sport + mode/PSE off any rpm = no crackles
Sport + mode/PSE on any rpm= no crackles
I just happened upon the different effects at the 4500 and 5000 rpm thresholds by accident but found it interesting.
There are ways to defeat the crackles in all modes if one so chooses.
My observations were made in 2nd gear where I could get the rpm's up w/o excessive speed and sounds were monitored while backing down the rpm's.
Normal mode/PSE off = no crackles
Normal mode/PSE on = very faint crackles
Sport mode/PSE off up to 4500rpm = no crackles
Sport mode/PSE off above 5000rpm = crackles
Sport mode/PSE on = crackles galore
Sport + mode/PSE off any rpm = no crackles
Sport + mode/PSE on any rpm= no crackles
I just happened upon the different effects at the 4500 and 5000 rpm thresholds by accident but found it interesting.
There are ways to defeat the crackles in all modes if one so chooses.
05-15-2018, 02:26 PM
#29
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Seems to me with so many unhappy people here with PSE, maybe there a cost effective way to swap out of PSE into stock? I've read so many threads(here and elsewhere) of owners looking to retrofit into a PSE.
05-15-2018, 02:27 PM
#30
Sport/Sport+ mode on, PSE off. No crackles, but the valves open anyway over 4000 rpm. (at least on .1)
The PSE "on" just has the valves open all the time, down in the boring part of the range anyway.
The PSE "on" just has the valves open all the time, down in the boring part of the range anyway.